Michael Parkhurst and Nordsjaelland pushed their way one step closer to a second straight trip to the Danish Cup final while Benny Feilhaber and Aarhus were shown the exit at the hands of visiting Midtjylland.

Michael Parkhurst and Nordsjælland climbed to second place with an impressive road win over Randers while injured Chris Rolfe and Marcus Tracy watched as Aalborg stole a point on their visit to Copenhagen.